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A  RECORD 


OF 


THE    DESCENDANTS 


OF 


JAMES  AND  MIRIAM  WOLCOTT 


BY 


CHANDLER    WOLCOTT 


ROCHESTER,    NEW   YORK 

PUBLISHED    BY    CHANDLER    WOLCOTT 

1907 


Copyright,    1907,   by    CHANDLER    WOLCOTT 


No. 


2012351 


saolcott 


INTRODUCTION. 

It  seems  desirable,  inasmuch  as  the  genealogy  of 
the  early  generations  of  the  Wolcott  family  in 
America  has  been  traced  in  detail,  that  there  should 
be  some  record  of  the  later  members  and  it  is  with 
this  idea  that  the  following  pages  are  presented. 
No  attempt  at  extended  biographies  has  been  made. 
The  aim  has  been  merely  to  place  on  record  the  lines 
of  descent  of  the  children  of  James  and  Miriam  Wol- 
cott, thus  connecting  this  branch  with  the  genealog- 
ical tree  of  the  family. 

Those  readers  who  have  not  seen  the  extended 
genealogy  (given  in  the  N.  E.  Gen.  &  Hist.  Reg. 
and  elaborated  in  the  Wolcott  Memorial  and  else- 
where) may  find  a  brief  account  of  the  early  gen- 
erations in  this  country  of  interest.  For  the  his- 
tory of  the  first  five  generations  the  compiler  has 
consulted  all  the  available  material  in  print;  for  the 
facts  as  to  the  later  descendants  he  acknowledges 
his  obligation  to  those  members  of  the  family  who 
have  cheerfully  furnished  such  information  as  they 
possessed. 

The  Wolcott  family  is  one  of  unquestioned  antiq- 
uity. One  investigator  has  traced  its  origin  in  Eng- 
land as  far  back  as  the  eleventh  century  in  Wales, 
but  of  course  this  must  be  to  a  large  extent  conject- 
ural. 

In  Stiles's  History  of  Windsor,  page  826,  there 


is  the  following  note:  "The  family  of  Wolcott  is 
one  of  great  antiquity  and  respectability  as  will  be 
seen  from  the  following  pedigree: 

1.  Jeran  Wolcott  (son  of  Sir  John)  of  Wolcott 

married  Anna,  daughter  of  John  Mynde  of 
Shropshire. 

2.  Roger    Wolcott    of    Wolcott,    who    married 

Edith,  daughter  of  Sir  Wm.  Donnes,  knight. 

3.  Sir  Philip  Wolcott  of  Wolcott,  who  married 

Julian,  daughter  of  John  Herle. 

4.  John  Wolcott  of  Wolcott,  who  married  Alice, 

daughter  of  David  Lloyd,  Esq. 

5.  Sir  John  Wolcott  of  Wolcott,  knight  A.  D. 

1382. 

6.  Thomas  Wolcott. 

7.  John  Wolcott. 

8.  John     Wolcott    of    Wolcott,     who     married 

Matilda,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Cornwall 
of  Bereford,  knight. 

9.  Roger  Wolcott  of  Wolcott,  Esq.,  who  married 

Margaret,  daughter  David  Lloyd,  Esq. 

10.  William   Wolcott,    who   settled    in    Tolland, 

Somersetshire. 

11.  William  Wolcott,  who  married  Elizabeth.  His 

will  is  dated  A.  D.  1500. 

12.  Thomas  Wolcott,  who  was  living  in  Tolland 

in  1552. 

13.  Thomas  Wolcott,  who  married  Alice.     Will 

dated  Nov.  4,  1572. 

14.  John  Wolcott  of    Galdon    Manor,    Tolland, 

Somersetshire,    England,    where    will    was 
dated  Nov.  10,  1623." 

At  another  place  in  the  same  work  the  author 
tells  us:     "The  name  in  Somersetshire  is  spelled 


Wol;  in  Shropshire,  Lincolnshire  and  elsewhere 
Wai.  The  ancestral  seat  in  England  of  the  family 
which  came  to  Windsor  was  at  Tolland  County, 
Somersetshire,  though  its  branches  reside  in  adjec- 
ent  parishes."  "Tolland,"  says  H.  G.  Somberby, 
Esq.,  in  a  letter  to  the  family,  "is  one  of  the  most 
secluded,  quiet  and  picturesque  villages  in  England. 
The  Galdon  Manor  which  I  sketched  and  which  is 
now  occupied  as  a  farm  house  must  at  one  time  have 
been  very  extensive,  and  the  principal  room  very 
splendid  for  the  period.  It  is  still  richly  ornamented 
with  carved  work,  etc.  I  visited  the  Old  Mill  which 
belonged  to  the  family  at  least  300  years  ago.  The 
house  connected  with  it  now  somewhat  dilapidated 
is  the  same  which  was  then  standing,  and  is  a  cur- 
ious specimen  of  architecture  both  internally  and  ex- 
ternally. The  Mill  is  also  the  original  one  with  a 
modern  addition  to  one  end ;  I  made  a  sketch  of  the 
house  and  mill.  The  manor-house  which  is  still 
standing  is  said  to  be  of  great  antiquity  and  extent. 
It  was  originally  a  splendid  mansion  designed  as 
well  for  the  purpose  of  defense  against  the  excesses 
of  a  lawless  age  as  for  the  purpose  of  a  permanent 
family  residence.  It  is  still  richly  ornamented  with 
carved  work  and  if  left  unassailed  by  the  hand  of 
violence  it  will  stand  for  ages.  The  familiar  motto 
of  the  family  arms,  borrowed  from  a  Roman  poet, 
is  still  to  be  seen  upon  the  walls  of  the  manor-house, 
its  bold  words  informing  us  that  the  family  who 
have  adopted  it  as  their  text  of  life  were  accustomed 
to  swear  in  the  words  of  no  master.  (Nullius  addic- 
tus  jurare  in  verba  magistri).  It  is  alike  in  keeping 
with  the  independent  spirit  of  an  English  gentleman 
of  the  Middle  Ages  and  with  that  a  Puritan  of  the 


17th  century  who  spurned  the  dictation  of  ecclesias- 
tical domination." 

In  relation  to  the  Wolcott  coat  of  arms  the  fol- 
lowing is  of  interest  to  those  who  are  curious  in 
matters  of  heraldry.  John  Wolcott  of  Wolcott  who 
lived  in  the  time  of  Henry  V.  and  who  m.  Matilda 
(daughter  of  Sir  Richard)  Cornwell  of  Beresford, 
Kent,  assumed  for  his  arms  the  three  chess  rooks 
instead  of  the  crow  with  the  fleur-de-lis  borne  by 
his  ancestors.  It  is  recorded  in  the  old  family  pedi- 
gree that  "playing  at  ye  chesse  with  Henry  ye 
Fifth,  Kinge  of  Englande,  he  gave  hym  ye  checke 
matte  with  ye  rouke,  whereupon  ye  Kinge  changed 
his  coate-of-armes,  which  was  ye  crosse  with  flower 
de  luces,  and  gave  him  ye  rouke  for  a  remembrance 

It  seems  these  Chess  Rooks  were  first 

called  Rooks  for  being  in  defence  of  all  ye  rest ;  and 
therefore  they  stande  in  ye  uttermost  corners  of  ye 
chess  board  as  Frontier  Castles.  Kinge  Wm.  ye 
Conqueror  lost  greate  Lordships  at  this  playe.  And 
it  might  well  become  a  Kinge  for  therein  are  com- 
prised all  ye  Strategems  of  Warr  or  Plotts  of  Civill 
State.  Heralds  Visitation." 

In  the  nomenclature  of  heraldry  the  Wolcott 
Arms  are :  Shield :  Argent  a  cheveron  between  three 
Chess  Rooks  ermined.  Crest :  A  Bull's  Head  erased 
argent,  armed  or,  ducally  gorged,  lined  and  ringed : 
of  the  last. 

Motto :  Nullius  addictus  jufare  in  verba  magistri. 

Bearing  name  of  "Wolcott." 

The  register  of  the  parish  of  Lidiard,  St.  Law- 
rence, adjoining  that  of  Tolland  contains  the  fol- 
lowing; "Henry  ye  sonne  of  John  Wolcott  was 


baptized  the  VI  of  December,  1578,"  and  "Henry 
Wolcott  and  Elizabeth  Saunders  (of  Lydiard,  St. 
Lawrence  b.  1584)  were  married  19  of  January 
1600." 

The  ancestor  who  first  came  to  this  country  was 
Henry  Wolcott,  son  of  John  Wolcott  of  Tolland  in 
Somersetshire,  England,  who  with  his  wife,  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Thomas  Sanders  of  the  parish  of 
Lydiard  St.  Lawrence,  and  three  sons,  Henry, 
George  and  Christopher,  came  to  New  England  in 
the  year  1630.  He  had  been  a  magistrate  in  Eng- 
land and  owned  a  valuable  estate.  By  the  death  of 
an  older  brother  Galden  Manor,  the  principal  man- 
sion in  Tolland,  Somersetshire,  was  left  to  him  after 
he  came  to  America.  In  the  back  of  an  account 
book  (dated  1691)  kept  by  Henry  Jr.  and  later 
members  of  the  family,  and  now  in  the  Wadsworth 
Athenaeum  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  an  extended  record 
is  found  headed  "A  Chronologic  of  the  Famely  of 
the  Wolcott's  in  New  England,"  and  referring  to 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  Wolcott :  "This  happie  pair 
were  married  about  ye  year  1606.  He  came  to  New 
England  about  the  year  1628  and  in  •  the  year 
1630  brought  over  his  family  to  avoid  the  persecu- 
tion of  those  times  against  dissenters." 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Wolcott  in  his  "Memorial  of 
Henry  Wolcott  and  his  Descendants"  tells  us  "He 
was  not  an  obscure  adventurer  but  held  a  fair  posi- 
tion among  the  gentry  in  England  possessing  an 
estate  which  yielded  him  a  fair  income  and  his  prop- 
erty was  freely  devoted  to  the  service  of  the  expe- 
dition which  he  accompanied They 

sailed    from    Plymouth    in    England    on    the    20th 

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of  March  1630  in  the  ship  Mary  and  John.  Be- 
fore their  embarkation  after  their  passage  had  been 
engaged  they  were  allowed  the  privilege  of  organiz- 
ing themselves  into  an  independent  church.  This  is 
now  the  First  Church  in  Windsor,  the  oldest  in  the 
State  of  Conn."  He  landed  at  Nantasket  and 
settled  in  Mattapan,  now  Dorchester,  but  three 
years  after  removed  to  the  Connecticut  Valley,  and 
took  a  leading  part  in  the  public  meetings  of  that 
colony.  In  1637  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
first  General  Assembly  held  in  Conn.,  and  in  1643 
a  member  of  the  House  of  Magistrates,  and  was 
annually  re-elected  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  In 
Stiles's  History  of  Ancient  Windsor  it  is  said  "he 
was  probably,  after  the  pastor,  the  most  distin- 
guished man  in  Windsor."  Mr.  Henry  Wolcott 
died  May  30,  1655.  Three  younger  children,  Anna, 
Mary  and  Simon  came  to  America  previous  to 
1640. 

The  monument  of  brown  stone  erected  over  his 
grave  and  that  of  his  wife  is  still  well  preserved. 
The  cemetery  is  in  the  rear  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Windsor,  and  is  one  of  the  oldest 
in  the  State  of  Conn.  The  epitaph  reads  "here  un- 
der lyeth  the  body  of  Henry  Wolcot  sometimes  a 
Maiestrate  of  this  Jurisdiction,  who  died  ye  30th 
day  of  May,  Anno  Salutis  1655,  Aetatis  73. 

Here  under  lyeth  the  body  of  Elizabeth  Wol- 
cot who  died  ye  17  day  of  July  Anno  Salutis  1655, 
Aetatis  73." 

Henry  Wolcott's  children  viz.  Anna,  Henry, 
George,  Christopher,  Mary  and  Simon  were  born 


in  England.'  Anna  married  Matthew  Griswold,  an- 
cestor of  Matthew  and  Roger  Griswold  of  Lyme, 
both  governors  of  Connecticut.  Henry  Wolcott  Jr. 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  House  of  Magistrates 
in  1 662  and  thereafter  as  long  as  he  lived.  His  name 
appears  as  one  of  the  patentees  in  the  charter  grant- 
ed to  Connecticut  by  Charles  II.  in  1680.  He  died 
leaving  a  family  of  eight  children  whose  descend- 
ants are  numerous.  George  Wolcott  according  to 
the  Family  Chronology  left  four  children  but  their 
descendants  are  not  given.  Christopher  died  un- 
married. JMrnon,  the  youngest  son,  was  born  Sept. 
11,  1625,  and  admitted  a  freeman  in  1654.  Married 
(1)  Johanna  Cook,  daughter  of  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  Windsor.  (2)  Oct.  17,  1661,  ^Martha 
J^itkirii  described  in  the  records  as  "late  from  Eng- 
land." Lamb's  History  of  New  York  City  (Vol. 
1,  page  593)  has  this  reference  concerning  her: 
"Martha  Pitkin  a  beautiful  self  reliant  young 
woman,  came  to  Connecticut  to  persuade  her  favor- 
ite brother  the  distinguished  Gov.  William  Pitkin 
to  return  to  England.  Tradition  says  that  the  wise 
heads  of  the  colony  were  anxious  to  retain  the  broth- 
er and  charmed  with  the  graces  and  superior  accom- 
plishments of  the  sister  resolved  to  capture  and  keep 
her  also.  Hence  they  selected  Simon  Wolcott,  the 
handsomest  and  most  elegant  young  man  in  Con- 
necticut to  court  and  marry  her.  Among  her  descen- 
dants were  six  governors  and  her  granddaughter 
Ursula  married  another  governor."  He  lived  at 
first  in  Windsor  and  later  on  the  eastern  side  of  the 
Connecticut  River  in  the  present  town  of  South 
Windsor.  Simon  died  Sept.  11,  1687  as  shown  by 
an  epitaph  in  the  Windsor  cemetery.  One  of  his 


sons,  Henry,  was  the  ancestor  of  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Wolcott,  father  of  Hon.  Henry  R.  Wolcott,  and  of 
former  Senator  Edward  O.  Wolcott  of  Denver, 
Colo. 

Roger  Wolcolt,  youngest  son  of  the  above,  was 
born  Jan.  4,  1679.  He  married  Dec.  3,  1702,  Sarah 
Drake,  daughter  of  Job  Drake  of  Windsor.  In  the 
expedition  against  Canada  in  1711  Mr.  Wolcott  was 
Commissary  of  the  Connecticut  Forces  and  was 
Major-general  at  the  capture  of  Louisburg  in  1745. 
After  holding  offices  in  the  Assembly  and  Council 
he  was  made  Judge  of  the  County  Court,  Deputy 
Governor,  Chief  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court,  and 
from  1751  to  1754  Governor.  He  was  also  author 
of  a  small  volume  entitled  "Poetical  Meditations" 
being  the  improvement  of  some  Vacant  Hours,  by 
Roger  Wolcott,  Esq.  with  the  preface  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Bulkley,  of  Colchester,  New  London:  "Printed 
and  sold  by  T.  Green  1725."  He  died  May  17, 
1767  and  is  buried  in  the  Windsor  Cemetery.  His 
monument  is  a  tablet  of  brown  stone  supported  by 
five  pillars:  "Here  lyeth  the  body  of  Hon.  Roger 
Wolcott  of  Windsor,  who  for  several  years  was 
Governor  of  the  Colony  of  Connecticut,  and  died 
May  17,  Anno  Aetatis  89,  salutis  1767. 

"Earth's  highest  station  ends  in  here  he  lies 
And  dust  to  dust  concludes  her  noblest  song." 

A  son  Erastus  born  Sept.  21,  1722,  was  Speaker 
of  the  Lower  House  and  Justice  of  the  Peace,  Judge 
of  Probate,  Judge  and  Chief  Judge  of  the  County 
Court,  Representative  in  Congress  and  Judge  of  the 


Superior  Court.  Held  rank  of  Brigadier  General 
in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  He  died  Sept.  14, 
1793,  and  is  buried  with  his  wife  in  the  old  burying 
ground  in  South  Windsor. 

Oliver,  the  youngest  son,  filled  many  state  offices ; 
was  a  Brigadier  General  during  the  War  of  the  Rev- 
olution, member  of  the  Continental  Congress  and 
signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  Lieut. 
Governor  and  Governor  of  Connecticut.  His  son 
Oliver  was  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  during  the 
administrations  of  Washington  and  Adams,  a  Judge 
of  the  United  States  Court,  and  Governor  of  Con- 
necticut being  the  third  of  the  family  in  lineal  de- 
scent. Both  the  Olivers  lived  in  Litchfield,  Conn., 
and  are  buried  there.  Another  son  of  the  first  Gov- 
ernor Oliver  was  the  grandfather  of  the  late  Roger 
Wolcott,  Governor  of  Massachusettts. 

The  oldest  son  of  the  above,  Roger  Wolcott  Jr., 
was  born  Sept.  4,  1704.  He  married  (1)  Oct.  10, 
1728,  Marah,  daughter  of  Capt.  Benjamin  New- 
berry  of  Windsor.  (2)  Eunice,  daughter  of  John 
Colton.  He  was  a  major  of  the  Connecticut  Troops 
and  a  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court,  and  one  of  the 
revisers  of  the  laws  of  the  Colony.  Died  Oct.  19, 
1759.  "His  early  death  alone  prevented  his  filling 
the  Gubernatorial  Chair."  He  is  buried  in  the  East 
Windsor  Cemetery  where  many  of  his  relatives  re- 
pose. The  trolley  line  from  Hartford  to  Spring- 
field passes  directly  in  front  of  the  burying  ground. 

Epaphras,  son  of  the  above,  was  born  May  2, 
1740.  He  married  June  1762,  Mabel,  daughter  of 


John  Burnham  of'  East  Hartford,  Conn.  He  took 
part  in  the  expedition  against  Canada.  Died  Jan. 
1,  1825. 

James,  only  son  of  the  above,  born  April  19,  1766, 
married  January  1786,  Miriam  Munsell,  daughter 
of  Elisha  and  Kezia  Munsell. 

At  this  point  our  original  work  begins,  the  fore- 
going having  been  abridged  from  records  already  in 
print  and  being  in  no  sense  either  comprehensive. or 
original.  Our  purpose  from  this  point  on  is  to  de- 
tail so  far  as  possible  the  history  of  the  descendants 
of  James  and  Miriam,  and  to  show  clearly  the  lines 
of  descent  of  the  later  generations. 

Not  a  little  difficulty  has  been  met  with  in  the 
collection  of  facts,  and  in  most  cases  the  incomplete- 
ness apparent  is  due  to  the  inability  to  find  those 
who  could  furnish  definite  information.  It  was 
thought  at  the  outset  of  this  work  that  an  effort 
should  be  made  to  collect  the  facts  and  dates  before 
the  lapse  of  time  made  is  impossible  to  do  so,  and 
this  impression  has  been  strengthened  as  the  inves- 
tigations have  progressed.  All  that  can  be  said  of 
the  present  work  is  that  it  represents  the  result  of 
correspondence  covering  a  considerable  space  of 
time  and  conducted  with  representatives  of  all  the 
branches  of  the  family  of  James.  In  this  connection 
it  should  be  stated  that  the  replies  to  letters  of  in- 
quiry have  been  uniformly  courteous,  and  that  the 
information  furnished  has  been  given  in  the  spirit 
in  which  it  was  sought.  It  is  believed  that  this  record 
is  as  comprehensive  as  it  is  possible  to  make  one  at 
present  and  if  at  some  future  time  another  chooses 

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to  amplify  what  has  been  only  touched  upon  this 
outline  may  prove  of  some  assistance.  In  present- 
ing it  to  its  readers  the  compiler  once  more  ack- 
nowledges his  indebtedness  to  all  who  have  aided  in 
the  work. 

(Note)  :  The  Roman  numerals  indicate  the 
numbers  of  the  paragraphs  in  which  later  mention 
of  the  individuals  is  made. 


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SIXTH  GENERATION. 

1.  James  Wolcott  was  born  in  East  Windsor, 
Conn.  April  19,  1766  and  lived  there  many  years. 

Married  Jan.  1786  Miriam  Munsell  daughter  of 
Elisha  and  Kezia .Munsell.  She  was  born  Jan.  15, 
1767  in  East  Windsor,  Conn,  and  died  Jan.  24, 
1850.  For  many  years  he  lived  with  his  wife  in 
East  Bloomfield,  Ontario  County,  N.  Y.  Later 
moved  to  Wheatland,  N.  Y.  and  lived  there  with 
their  son-in-law,  Gen.  Rawson  Harmon.  He  died 
April  29,  1849  and  is  buried  with  his  wife  in  the 
cemetery  of  the  Baptist  Church,  Wheatland. 

The  old  East  Windsor  Records  now  kept  in  the 
town  of  Broad  Brook,  Conn,  show  the  following 
entry:  "Anson,  Son  of  James  Wolcott  and  Miriam 
his  wife  was  b.  the  9th  day  of  April,  1787. 

Epaphras,  Son  of  James  Wolcott  and  Miriam  his 
wife  was  b.  the  7th  day  of  April,  1789. 

James,  Son  of  James  Wolcott  and  Miriam  his 
wife  was  b.  the  29th  day  of  May,  1791."  In  this 
record  it  will  be  noted  the  names  of  three  sons 
appear. 

In  the  Wolcott  Ledger  and  Genealogy  before  re- 
ferred to  we  find  but  two :  "The  children  of  James 
son  of  Epaphras  son  of  Roger.  1.  Anson  b.  April 
9,  1787.  2.  Epaphras  b.  April  7,  1789" 

We   now  know   there   were   seven   children,   all 
born  in  East  Windsor: 
2-1.     Anson,  b.  April  9,  1787.  See  II. 
3-2.     Epaphras,  b.  April  7,  1789.  See  III. 
4-3.     James,  b.  May  29,  1791.  See  IV. 
5-4.     Norman,  b.   1794.  See  V. 
6-5.     Miriam,  b.  Nov.  20,  1795.  See  VI. 
7-6.  j    Infants,  named  Sally,  who  were  buried  in 
8-7.  |    Connecticut. 

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SEVENTH  GENERATION. 

II.  Anson  Wolcott  (2)  is  said  to  have  come  from 
the  Springfield  Armory  in  Massachusetts  where  he 
was  employed  to  New  York  State  where  his  brother 
Epaphras  had  preceded  him.  Settled  and  died  in 
East  Bloomfield,  N.  Y.  He  married  March  29, 
1821,  at  Mendon,  N.  Y.,  Lurenda  Hawley  Gillett  of 
whom  all  we  know  is  that  she  was  dark  com- 
plexioned.  She  died  in  Canandaigua,  Aug.  17,  1869, 
and  was  buried  in  Bristol,  N.  Y.  by  the  side  of  her 
husband.  The  date  of  his  death  was  Oct.  17,  1864. 

Children  all  born  in  East  Bloomfield : 
9-10.     Mary  Ann,  b.  April  25,  1823.    See  VII. 
10-1.     Susan  Melissa,  b.  Jan.  17,  1825.  See  VIII. 
11-3.     Anson  Spencer,  b.  March  22,  1827.  See  IX. 
12-4.     Lurenda  Gillett,  b.  Feb.  11,  1829.  m.  Charles 
Hall.    d.  Aug.  24,  1896.    Buried  at  Fayette, 
Mo.  near  her  brother  Anson  Spencer's  first 
wife  and  his  son  Charles  and  daughter  Eliza 
Lurenda  Jenkins. 

13-5.  Sarah  Pomeroy,  b.  Sept.  15,  1832.  d.  June 
3,  1850.  Buried  in  the  family  lot  at  Bristol, 
N.  Y. 

14-6.  Asineath  Esther,  b.  April  17,  1840.  m.  Aug. 
15,  1864,  Delinar  W.  Scudder,  son  of  Ezek- 
iel  Scudder.  A  child,  Grace  Lurenda  Scud- 
der, b.  .Oct.  10,  1867.  She  lived  in  Ran- 
dolph, N.  Y.  The  date  of  her  death  is  not 
known. 

15-7.  Frances  Emily,  b.  Aug.  25,  1842.  m.  May 
27,  1866,  Theodore  Parker  Whiting.  He 
died  April  20,  1878  at  Harison  Valley,  Pa. 
No  children. 

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III.  Epaphras  Wolcott  (3)  married  May  25, 
1811  Naomi  Paul.  She  was  born  Aug.  19,  1791 
and  died  Nov.  11,  1853. 

Children : 

16-1.     Sarah  Munsell,  b.  Oct.  15,  1812.  See  X. 
17-2.     Anson  Franklin,  b.  June  12,  1814.    m.  Ann 
Eliza  Follett.    She  was  born  March  2,  1822. 
No  children.     He  lived  all  his  life  in  Roch- 
ester and  accumulated  a  large  property,     d. 
April  6,  1892.     She  d.  April  19,  1904. 
18-3.     George  Paul,  b.  Nov.  24,  1816.  See  XI. 
19-4.     Elvira  Antoinette,  b.  Sept.    20,    1820.      m. 
June  26,  1864  E.  J.  Jenks  of  Woburn,  Mass, 
d.  Sept.  24,  1865. 
20-5.     Oliver  Epaphras,  b.  March    17,    1827.      d. 

Oct.  21,  1829. 
21-6.     Melvina  Georgiana,  b.  June  21,   1834.     d. 

Sept.  15,  1835. 

Epaphras  Wolcott  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years 
left  the  Springfield  Armory  where  he  was  employed 
and  walked  to  New  York  State.  It  is  related  that 
being  in  doubt  as  to  which  way  to  turn  he  threw  his 
cane  over  his  shoulder  and  went  in  the  direction  in- 
dicated. The  records  in  the  land  office  of  Wayne 
County  for  the  year  1811  show  that  lot  160,  100 
8-10  acres,  situated  in  what  is  now  the  town  of  Wol- 
cott, was  taken  by  Epaphras  Wolcott  Jan.  30  of 
that  year,  the  price  paid  per  acre  being  $4.00.  He 
afterwards  settled  in  Bloomfield,  Ontario  County, 
where  his  older  brother  Anson  came  from  Windsor 
several  years  later.  After  maintaining  a  distillery 
with  his  brother  for  several  years,  in  1827  he  re- 
moved with  his  family  to  Rochester  and  for  a  num- 

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ber  of  years  managed  the  Wolcott  Tavern  at  the 
corner  of  Clarissa  Street  and  Mt.  Hope  Avenue. 
The  same  year  he  founded  a  distillery  on  the  eastern 
bank  of  the  Genesee  River.  After  his  death,  which 
occurred  August  25,  1852,  his  sons  Anson  Franklin 
and  George  Paul  continued  the  business. 

Mr.  Epaphras  Wolcott  was  a  man  of  much  char- 
acter and  natural  ability.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.  and  was 
often  called  upon  to  speak  at  public  meetings. 

IV.  James  Wolcott  (4)  married  Nov.  13,  1814 
Lovisa  Gould  (b.  July  15,  1792)  at  Rome,  N.  Y. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Gould,  Capt.  in 
Continental  Army;  she  died  in  Lockport,  N.  Y. 
about  1854.  He  died  April  14,  1866  in  Chicago  at 
the  home  of  his  son  Ebenezer  Gould  Wolcott,  and 
is  buried  in  Cold  Spring  Cemetery  at  Lockport, 
N.  Y. 

Children : 
22-1.  '  Ebenezer  Gould,  b.  Sept.  24,  1815  at  Rome, 

N.  Y.  See  XII. 
23-2.     Anson,  b.  Oct.  21,  1819  at  Western,  N.  Y. 

See  XIII. 

24-3.     Chauncey  Smith  See  XIV. 

25-4.     Francis  d.  Jan.  4,  1822. 

Twins,  b.  Nov.  12,  1821. 
26-5.     Charles  Darwin,  b.  June  26,  1825  at  Rome, 

N.  Y.     Drowned  June  16,  1844  at  Lockport, 

N.  Y. 
27-6.     Beulah  Ann,  b.   Aug.  21,   1827    at    Rome, 

N.  Y.    See  XV. 
28-7.     James  Henry,  b.  March  17,  1831  at  Rome, 

N.  Y.  See  XVI. 

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V.  Norman  Wolcott  (5)  and  his  brother  Anson 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  silk  near  Rochester, 
N.  Y.     Later  he  went  to  Ohio  and  from  there  to 
Kentucky  settling  on  the  banks  of  the  Green  River. 
He  died  Oct.  3,  1852. 

His  wife,  Mary  Ann  MacGregor,  from  High- 
lands of  Scotland,  died  Oct.  24,  1862,  aged  64 
years,  and  was  buried  by  her  husband  in  the  old 
family  burial  ground  in  Ohio  County,  Ky. 

Children : 
29-1.     James,  b.  Nov.  17,  1820  in  Warren  County 

O.  See  XVII. 
30-2.     Oliver  Hector,  b.  Jan.  28,  1830,  probably  in 

New  York.  See  XVIII. 
31-3.     Christena,  b.   Nov.    15,   1822  at  Rochester, 

N.  Y.  See  XIX. 

32-4.     Nancy  Jane,  b.  Feb.  22,   1834  near  Roch- 
ester, N.  Y.  See  XX. 

VI.  Miriam  Wolcott  (6)  married  Deacon  Raw- 
son  Harmon  of  Wheatland,  N.  Y.  who  was  born 
Sept.  3,  1794  and  died  June  24,  1873.     She  d.  July 
1878. 


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EIGHTH  GENERATION. 

VII.  Mary  Ann  Wolcott  (9)  married  Sept.   18, 
1849  David  Kendall  of  New  Lebanon,  N.  Y.     He 
was  born  in  Millbury,  Mass.,  Jan.  24,  1816.     d.  in 
East  Bloomfield,  N.  Y.  July  6,  1862  and  is  buried 
in  Bristol,  N.  Y.     He  was  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  of  New  Lebanon  and  a  Free  Mason. 

Three  children  all  born  at  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

(1)  David  Wolcott,  b.  Oct.  11,  1851. 

(2)  Olive  Crane,  b.  July  7,  1853. 

(3)  Thomas  Jefferson,  b.  Oct.  17,  1855.  _ 

Mrs.  Kendall  now  resides  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich, 
with  her  daughter  Mrs.  Olive  Crane  Kendall  Dean. 

VIII.  Susan  Melissa  Wolcott  (10)  m.  Oct.   17, 
1858,  Ezekiel  Scudder.     One  child. 

(1)  Sarah  Josephine  Scudder,  b.  Oct.  31,  1860; 
d.  August  3,  1862.  She  died  Dec.  27,  1885  and  is 
buried  at  Randolph,  N.  Y. 

IX.  Anson  Spencer  Wolcott   (11)   married   (1) 
Aug.  2,  1855  Sarah  P.  Walker,  daughter  of  Brad- 
ford Walker  of  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.     She  was  born 
June  13,  1829  and  died  May  9,  1882  at  Fayette,  Mo. 

Children : 
33-1.     Charles  Spencer,  b.  May  13,   1856  at  East 

Bloomfield,  N.  Y.  See  XXI. 

34-2.     Eliza  Lurenda,  b.  Aug.  4,  1858.    See  XXII. 
35-3.     George  Franklin,  b.   Jan.   5,   1868  at  East 
Bloomfield,  N.  Y.  See  XXIII. 

Mr.  Wolcott  m.  (2)  Phebe  A.  Church,  daughter 
of  Henry  Church,  a  Pennyslvanian,  at  Kahoka,  Mo. 
Aug.  6,  1884.  He  is  now  a  farmer  and  fruit  grower 
at  West  Plains,  Mo. 

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X.  Sarah  Munsell  Wolcott  (16)  married  Feb.  13, 
1834  D.  R.  Barton  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.  He  was 
born  July  4,  1805  and  died  April  25,  1875 ;  he  was 
a  pioneer  in  the  manufacture  of  edge  tools  in  this 
country,  and  built  up  a  large  business. 

Mrs.  Barton  lived  in  Rochester  seventy-five  years 
and  at  the  time  of  her  death,  Aug.  11,  1903,  was 
the  only  surviving  constituent  member  of  the 
Second  Baptist  Church,  at  the  founding  of  which 
in  1834  she  and  her  husband  obtained  letters  of  dis- 
missal from  membership  in  the  First  Baptist  Church. 
At  the  time  of  her  husband's  death  he  was  the  last 
surviving  male  constituent  member  of  the  church. 

She  was  a  woman  of  strong  intellect  and  earnest 
purpose  and  retained  her  mental  vigor  to  the  end 
of  her  long  life.  For  many  years  she  was  president 
of  the  Home  of  the  Friendless.  Deacon  and  Mrs. 
Barton  were  prominent  in  the  founding  of  the  Uni- 
versity and  the  City  Hospital. 
Children  all  born  at  Rochester,  N.  Y. : 

( 1 )  Cornelia,  b.  June  20,  1836  and  died  next  day. 

(2)  Julia  Munsell,  b.  April  16,  1838,  d.  May  11, 
1865. 

(3)  Charles  Cassimir,  b.  Oct.  2,  1840,  d.  June 
28,  1903  at  New  York  City. 

(4)  Henry  Epaphras,  b.  Nov.  3,  1842.     Now  at 
Seattle,  Washington  Territory. 

(5)  Augusta  Antoinette,  b.  Jan.  13,  1845. 

(6)  George  Wolcott.  b.  Dec.  3,   1846  and  died 
eight  months  old. 

(7)  Edward  Munroe,  b.  Feb.  14,  1849,  d.  Apr. 
7.  1885. 

(8)  Sarah  Louisa,  b.  Sept.  28,  1852,  d.  Jan.  12, 
1886. 

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XI.  George  Paul  Wolcott  (18)  married  Caroline 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Mary  Moore 
who  were  early  settlers  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.     She 
was  born  April  15,  1822  and  died  Oct.  7,  1871. 
Children,  all  born  at  Rochester,  N.  Y. : 

36-1.  Henry  Epaphras,  b.  Oct.  9,  1847.  See 
XXIV. 

37-2.  James  Ephraim,  b.  April  20,  1850.  See 
XXV. 

38-3.  Franklin  Anson,  b.  April  8.  1853,  d.  unmar- 
ried May  15,  1884. 

39-4.  Elizabeth  Georgiana,  b.  June  28,  1856.  m. 
Dec.  8,  1874,  Henry  H.  Merriam  of  Spring- 
field, Mass. 

Children  born  at  Rochester,  N.  Y. : 

(1)  Charles  Wolcott,  b.  Jan.  5,  1876. 

(2)  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  19,  1877. 

A  prominent  citizen  in  Rochester;  a  member  of 
St.  Luke's  Episcopal  Church.  Resided  with  his 
family  in  the  family  homestead  on  Clarissa  Street. 
He  d.  Aug.  10,  1880. 

XII.  Ebenezer  Gould  Wolcott  (22),  when  a  child 
his  parents  moved  to  Royalton,  N.  Y. ;  later  went 
to  Lockport,  N.  Y.  m.  Aug.  17,  1843,  Marie  Louise 
Brown,   daughter  of  Theron   Brown  and  Clarissa 
Harmon.     She  was  b.  May,  1820  at  Caledonia,  N. 
Y.  and  died  Nov.  29,  1905  at  Chicago,  111.     He  d. 
Dec.  30,  1885  at  Wolcott,  Ind. 

Children : 

40-1.     Charles  Theron,  b.  Aug.  10,  1851  in  Belvi- 

dere,  111. 
41-2.     Ebenezer  Gould,  b.  1856  at  Lockport,  N.  Y. 

Both  died  in  Chicago  in  1861. 

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XIII.  Anson  Wolcott  (23)  m.  (1)  July  12,  1848, 
Elizabeth  Walbridge,  daughter  of  Henry  Walbridge 
at  Lockport,  N.  Y.     (2)  Feb.  11,  1863,  Georgiana 
de  Ismisquero,  daughter  of  George  and  Marguerette 
Sayen,  at  Philadephia,  Pa. 

In  1864  he  moved  to  Indiana.  In  1876  nom- 
inated for  governor  by  the  Greenback  party.  A  suc- 
cessful farmer  and  grain  merchant  of  Wolcott,  Ind. 
Resided  for  several  years  in  Denver,  Colo.,  where 
he  owned  considerable  mining  property.  Died  at 
Wolcott,  Ind.,  Jan.  10,  1907. 
Children : 

42-1.     Henry  Walbridge,  b.  Sept.  7,  1849  at  Lock- 
port,  N.  Y.    See  XXVI. 

43-2.     Eben  Henry,  b.   May  5,   1866  at  Wolcott, 
Ind.     See  XXVII. 

XIV.  Chauncey  Smith  Wolcott  (24)  m.  1850  at 
Lockport,  N.  Y.,  Miss  Adaline  Brockway,  daughter 
of    Nathaniel     Brockway    of    Cambria,     Niagara 
County,  N.  Y. 

Child: 

44-1.     Florence  I.,  b.    Sept.   6,    1854  at  Lansing, 

Mich.    m.  Oct.  6,  1880  Dr.  R.  W.  Alton  of 

Portland,  Mich. 

He  lived  in  nine  states  in  seven  years.  Was 
always  in  a  mercantile  or  manufacturing  business. 
For  the  last  twenty-two  years  of  his  life  was  in  the 
shoe  trade  at  Portland,  Mich.,  where  he  died  Dec. 
28,  1890. 

XV.  Beulah   Ann   Wolcott    (27)    m.    Aug.    21, 
1845     at    Lockport,     N.     Y.,     Benjamin     Hawley 
Fletcher.     He  was  born  at  Bridport,  Vt,  Nov.  13, 

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1813  and  died  at  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  March  1,  1881. 
She  died  Nov.  17,  1891,  at  Erie,  Pa. 
Children,  all  born  at  Lockport,  N.  Y. : 

(1)  Frances  Emily,  b.  Nov.  7,  1850.   m.  Oct.  1, 
1878,  Charles  B.  Hull.     Children  b.  at  De- 
troit,  Mich. 

(1)  Beulah  Fletcher  m.  Edward  Fowler 
of  Pelham  Manor,  N.  Y. 

(2)  Charles  Barnard  resides  in  New  York 
City. 

(3)  Miriam    Wolcott    lives    at    Pelham 
Manor,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Hull  died  at  Pelham  Manor,  N. 
Y.,  Nov.  12,  1902. 

(2)  Celia  Wright  b.  Dec.  26,  1851.    m.  Oct.  11, 
1877  Joseph  Prescott  Metcalf,  son  of  Prescott 
and  Abigail  Metcalf,  of  Erie,  Pa.     Children 
b.  at  Erie,  Pa. 

( 1 )  Frances  Fletcher  m.   Sept.   3,   1902, 
Charles    Francis    Preston    of    Balti- 
more, Md. 

(2)  Mary  Fletcher. 

(3)  Ruth. 

(4)  Celia   Margaret. 

(3)  Mary,  b.  Nov.  5,  1859.    m.  Oct.   10,  1880, 
George  Dudley  Seklen  of  Erie,  Pa.     d.  at 
Erie,  Pa.,  Dec.  5,  1881. 

XVI.  James  Henry  Wolcott  (28)  married  Oct. 
27,  1857  at  Galena,  111.,  Kate  Reinwald,  daughter 
of  William  Reinwald.  He  died  at  Lagrange,  111., 
Nov.  24,  1895.  A  broker  at  Lagrange  and  Chicago. 

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Children : 

45-1.     Beulah  Louise,  b.  March  24,  1859  at  Galena, 

111.   m.  Dec.  18,  1878,  William  E.  Frazer  at 

Chicago,  111.     No  family. 
46-2.     James  Griffith,  b.  March  25,  1861  at  Galena, 

111.     See  XXVIII. 
47-3.     Kate  Wilmina,  b.  Oct.  19,  1863  at  Chicago, 

111.   m.  Oct.  31,  1883,  William  J.  McMillan. 

Children : 

(1)  William  J.    McMillan,   b.    March  8, 
1885  at  Chicago,  111. 

(2)  F.  A.  McMillan,  b.  Jan.  21,  1886. 
48-4.     Eben  Gould,  b.  Feb.  4,  1866  at  Galena,  111. 

A  manufacturer  of  picture   frames  at  Chi- 
cago, 111.    Unmarried.    D.  Jan.  10;  1905. 

XVII.  James    Wolcott    (29)    married    Jan    10, 
1850,  Louisa  Bulloch  of  Muhlenburg  County,  Ky. 
Children : 

49-1.     Hortense  Amelia,  b.  Oct.  20,  1850  in  Ohio 
County,    Ky.     m.    Nov.    22,    1881,    A.    W. 
Humphrey  of  Breman,  Ky. 
Children': 

(1)  Edgar  Wolcott,  died  in  infancy. 

(2)  Jessie  Louise,  b.  Jan.  1,  1890  at  Chicago,  111. 
Mr.  Humphrey  resides  at  Marion,  Ind.    A  lumber 

dealer. 

50-2.  George  Alfred,  b.  Jan.  30,  1853  in  Ohio 
County,  Ky.  See  XXIX. 

51-3.  Louisa  Tane,  b.  March  2,  1855  in  Muhlen- 
burg County,  Ky.  m.  Jan.  24,  1884,  Patrick 
Farrold  Brady  of  South  Carrollton,  Ky. 

Child : 

(1)   Wolcott  F.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1888  at  Chicago,  111. 

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Mr.  Brady  resides  at  Marion,  Ind.     A  railroad 
superintendent. 
52-4.     Charles  Edgar,  b.  Aug.  17,  1857  in  Muhlen- 

burg  County,  Ky.     See  XXX. 
53-5.     James     Franklin,    b.     April    26,     1859    in 
Muhlenburg  County,  Ky.    See  XXXI. 

A  miller  by  occupation;  in  the  latter  part  of  his 
life  was  captain  of  a  Green  River  steamer  and  com- 
monly known  as  Captain  Wolcott.  At  the  time  of 
the  Civil  War  he  organized  and  was  captain  of  the 
home  militia.  A  sword  was  given  him  by  his  grand- 
father James,  who  carried  it  in  the  War  of  1812. 
He  lived  with  his  uncle  Epaphras  for  several  years 
at  Rochester,  N.  Y.  d.  Aug.  24,  1896  in  Muhlen- 
burg County,  Ky. 

XVIII.  Oliver  Hector  Wolcott  (30)  was  a  miller 
and  operated  a  coal  mine.  Served  in  Union  Army 
receiving  an  honorable  discharge  at  Pittsburg  Land- 
ing on  account  of  disabilities  received  in  service, 
m.  in  Spring  of  1851,  Sally  Ellen  Dexter,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  Dexter  of  Ohio  County. 
She  died  in  the  summer  of  1862,  about  twenty- 
eight  years  of  age.  He  d.  April,  1863.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  are  buried  near  the  old  home. 
Children : 
54-1.  Christena  Isabelle,  b.  Nov.  1852.  m.  James 

Bennett  of  Ohio  County,  who  was  a  farmer 

and  stockman.     She  d.  in  Feb.,  1875.     No 

children. 
55-2.     William  Augustus,  b.  April   1,   1854.   ,  See 

XXXII. 
56-3.     Alv'a  Arista,  b.  Aug.  5,  1855  in  Ohio  County. 

See  XXXIII. 

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57-4.  Millard  Winfield,  b.  Feb.  12,  1857  in  Ohio 
County,  Ky.  Is  now  general  agent  for  the 
New  York  Life  Ins.  Co.,  with  headquarters 
at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  Single. 

58-5.  Mary  Ellen,  b.  Nov.  4,  1858  in  Ohio  County, 
Ky.  m.  June  23,  1883,  William  Brown  of 
Thebes,  111.,  ar  merchant  and  miller. 

Child : 

(1)   Clara  M.  Brown,  b.  May  3,  1884,  who  lived 
at  Creal  Springs,  111.  with  her  father. 
She  died  Aug.  17,  1886. 

59-6.  Robert  Vaughn,  b.  Sept.  20,  1860.  See 
XXXIV. 

XIX.  Christena  Wolcott  (31)  m.  April  2,  1846, 
James  Henry  a  merchant  at  South  Carrollton,  Ky. 
She  died  at  'South  Carrollton,  Ky.,  Nov.  27,  1886. 
Children : 

(1)  J.  S.  Henry. 

(2)  W.  C.  Henry. 

(3)  A.  M.  Henry. 

(4)  Mary  E.  Henry. 

(5)  S.  M.  Henry. 

(6)  Mattie  Henry. 

XX.  Nancy   Jane   Wolcott    (32)    m.    Aug.    19, 
1857,  Reason  H.  Everly  of  McClain  County,  Ky. 

.  Children : 

(1)  James  Oliver,  b.  March  12,  1860.    m.  1895, 
Mabel  Pell. 

(2)  Ida,  b.  March  15,  1862,  died  young. 

Mrs.  Everly  later  married  John  A.  Townes,  July 
2,  1865.  They  had  two  children,  (1)  Mary,  b. 
1866,  d.  1883.  (2)  Nettie,  b.  1868,  m.  1895,  Arch 
Phillips. 

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NINTH  GENERATION. 

XXI.  Charles  Spencer  Wolcott  (33)  m.  Oct.  12, 
1882    at    Forest    Green,    Mo.,    Dixie    Anna    Ford, 
daughter  of  Peter  Ford  of  Forest  Green,  Mo. 
Children : 

60-1.     Elizabeth  S.,  b.  at  Richmond,  Mo.,  July  28, 

1883. 
61-2.     Walter  Charles,  b.  at  Richmond,  Mo.,  June 

27,  1885. 
62-3.     Edith,  b.  at  Forest  Green,  Mo.,  April  25, 

1887.    m.  Nov.  10,  1903,  John  P.  Bramhall, 

attorney,  of  Richmond,  Mo. 

He  was  an  agriculturist  and  stockman  and  re- 
sided most  of  his  life  in  Howard  County,  Mo.  d. 
at  Richmond,  Mo.,  Dec.  5,  1886. 

XXII.  Eliza  Lurenda  Wolcott   (34)   m.  July  1, 
1880,  John  Franklin  Jenkins  of  Greenville,  Texas. 
He  died  at  Shreveport,  La.,  Oct.  14,  1885,  and  was 
buried  at   Greenville,   Texas.      She  died  Aug.    11, 
1884  at  Richmond,  Mo.,  and  is  buried  at  Fayette, 
Mo. 

Children : 

A  son  and  daughter  died  at  Honeygrove,  Texas, 
previous  to  the  death  of  their  father. 

XXIII.  George  Franklin  Wolcott  (35)  m.  Oct. 
16,  1889,  Izelia,  daughter  of  Reuben  Leveredge  of 
Fayette,  Mo.     She  was  b.  Dec.  4,  1861. 
Children,  all  born  in  Fayette: 

63-1.     William  R,  b.  Sept.  27,  1891. 
64-2.     Spencer  Reuben,  b.  Feb.  8,  1892. 
65-3.     Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  July  27,  1894. 

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66-4.     Sarah  Mabel,  b.  April  10,  1896,  d.  Aug.  6, 

1897. 

67-5.     Lurenda  Ada,  b.  Sept.  14,  1897. 
68-6.     Grace  Annie,  b.  Feb.  6,  1898. 
69-7.     Clara  Odell,  b.  June  12,  1899. 

Is  engaged  in  farming  and  stock-raising  in  the 
State  of  Missouri. 

XXIV.  Henry  Epaphras  Wolcott  (36)   m.  Oct. 
12,  1870,  Helen,  daughter  of  Thomas  Gray  Chand- 
ler of  Pomfret,  Conn.,  d.  July  22,  1889. 

Child : 

70-1.     Chandler,  b.  Aug.  8,  1875  at  Rochester,  N. 

Y. 
A  banker. 

XXV.  James    Ephraim    Wolcott    (37)    m.    Ida 
Chase,  daughter  of  Harvey  and  Harriet  Boughton 
Chase  of  Victor,  N.  Y. 

Children : 

71-1.  Caroline  Rogenia,  b.  Oct.  1876.  m.  Jan.  31, 
1905  Mr.  Frank  Edward  Clawson  of  Ridge- 
way,  Penn. 

72-2.     George  Paul,  b.  Aug.  16,  1880. 
73-3.     Charles  James,  b.  Nov.  14,  1881. 

Mr.  James  Wolcott  with  his  uncle  Anson  Frank- 
lin conducted  business  under  the  firm  name  of  A.  F. 
&  J.  E.  Wolcott,  and  after  his  uncle's  death  suc- 
ceeded to  the  entire  business.  He  resided  in  the 
old  family  homestead.  Died  Nov.  24,  1906. 

XXVI.  Henry    Walbridge    Wolcott    (42)    m. 
May  24,  1875  at  Chicago,  111.,  Helen  Bishop  Mac- 
Intyre,  daughter  of  James  and  Jane  Maclntyre. 

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Children : 

74-1.     Helen    Elizabeth,    b.    March    26,    1876    at 

Logansport,  Ind. 
75-2.     Hugh  Alan,  b.  April  18,  1879  at  Lafayette, 

Ind. 
76-3.     Henry  Walbridge,  Jr.,  b.  May  11,  1889  at 

Fremont,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Wolcott  married  (2)  July  12,  1898  at 
Kenosha,  Wis.,  Josephine  Edmonton  Powers, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Powers.  Is  agent 
for  the  Hocking  Valley  Railway  Company  at  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio. 

XXVII.  Eben  Henry  Wolcott  (43)  m.  April  22, 
1889  at  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Lida  Lister  Brown. 
Children : 

77-1.     Ryland  Anson,  b.  April  4,  1891. 
78-2.     Roger  Gould,  b.  Sept.  19,  1893. 

XXVIII.  James  Griffith  Wolcott   (46)   m.  Dec. 
18,  1883,  Adelia  Savage,  daughter  of  George  W. 
and  Mary  Savage,  of  Lagrange,  111. 

Children : 

79-1.     George  Savage,  b.  Oct.  10,  1884  at  Chicago, 

111.    m.  Feb.  8,  1906,  Miss  Charlotte  Elliott. 
80-2.     Adelia,  b.  May  26,  1886  at  Lagrange,  111. 

m.  Dec.  28,  1906,  Mr.  B.  F.  Troxell. 
81-3.     James  Leroy,  b.   Oct.  29,   1887.    d.   April, 

1889. 

XXIX.  George  Alfred  Wolcott   (50)   m.    1878, 
Nancy   Ophelia    Strother   of    Muhlenburg   County, 
Ky.    ' 

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Children : 

82-1.     Lucye  Mai,  b.  Oct.  25,  1879. 

83-2.     Louis     Robert,    b.     April    21,     1881.     See 

XXXV. 
84-3.     Julia  Mary,  died  an  infant. 

A  miller  and  captain  of  a  Green  River  steamboat 
"Three  Brothers."  d.  Feb.  5,  1901. 

XXX.  Charles  Edgar  Wolcott  (52)  m.  Dec.  15, 
1889,  Laura  Moorman.     She  died  July  19,  1906. 
Children : 

85-1.     Edgar  Moorman,  b.  Oct.  28,  1890,  d.  Oct. 

28,  1905. 

86-2.     Paul  McGregor,  b.  June  4,  1892. 
87-3.     Evelyn  Katherine,  b.  Aug.  25,  1895,  d.  Nov. 

1897. 
88-4.     John  James,  b.  Jan.  21,  1899. 

A  member  of  the  firm  of  Wolcott  Bros.  (George, 
deceased,  Charles  and  James,)  at  South  Carrollton, 
Ky. 

XXXI.  James  Franklin  Wolcott  (53)  m.   1881, 
Bettie  Wheelden  of  Muhlenburg  County,  Ky. 
Children : 

89-1.     Nannie  Brady,  b.  Sept.,  1882.    m.  July  19, 

1902,  Louis  Nunan. 
90-2.     Ruth  Davis,  b.  Aug.,  1884. 
91-3.     Norman,  b.  March,  1886. 
92-4.     Rena,  b.  Sept.,  1887. 
93-5.     Charles  Alfred,  b.  Jan.,  1889.    d.  Feb.  22, 

1906. 
94-6.     Fred,  b.  Aug.  1893. 

XXXII.  William    Augustus    Wolcott    (55)    m. 
Mollie   Fowler   of   Brenham,    Texas,    formerly   ot 

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Madisonville,  Ky.  A  marble  and  granite  cutter, 
learned  his  trade  at  Madisonville,  Ky.  In  1880, 
in  connection  with  his  brothers,  Alva  Arista  and 
Robert  Vaughn,  he  established  a  yard  at  McKinney, 
Texas,  which  remained  a  thriving  business  up  to 
his  death  on  April  1st,  1899.  Is  buried  at  McKin- 
ney, Texas. 
Child : 

95-1.     Ada,  b.  July  17,  1888,  now  lives  with  her 
mother  at  Waco,  Texas. 

XXXIII.  Alva    Arista    Wolcott    (56)    m.    in 
1880,  Maggie  Pond  of  McKinney,  Texas,  formerly 
of  Chillicothe,  Mo.     Like  his  brother  a  marble  and 
granite  cutter,  having  learned  his  trade  at  Madison- 
ville, Ky.    One  of  the  firm  of  Wolcott  Bros,  at  Mc- 
Kinney.    After    his    brother    William    Augustus's 
death  he  succeeded  to  the  business. 

Children : 

96-1.     Oliver  Barton,  b.  July  6,  1882. 

97-2.     Granville  Augustus,  b.  Feb.  13.   d.  Aug.  23, 

1886. 

98-3.     Hettie,  b.  Aug.  9,  1888. 
99-4.     Joseph,  b.  Feb.  28,  1891. 
100-5.  Kate,  b.  Dec.  15,  1893. 

All  of  McKinney,  Texas. 

XXXIV.  Robert  Vaughn  Wolcott  (59)  m.  April 
27,    1884,    Nannie    Clark    of    McKinney,    Texas, 
formerly  of  Sedalia,  Mo.     A  marble  and  granite 
cutter.     He  learned  his  trade  with  his  brothers  at 
McKinney,  Texas.    Is  now  connected  with  an  estab- 
lishment at  Helena,  Mont. 

101-1.     Horace  Edgar,  b.  Feb.  20,  1885. 

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TENTH  GENERATION. 

XXXV.  Louis   Robert  Wolcott    (83)    m.   Sept. 
6,  1904,  Mabel  Sharp. 
Child: 
102-1.     George  Sharp,  b.  June  17,  1905. 


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Ada  (95) 
Adelia  (80) 
Alva  Arista  (56) 
Anson  (2),  (23) 
Anson  Franklin   (17) 
Anson  Spencer  (11) 
Asineath  Esther  (14) 

Beulah  Ann  (27) 
Beulah  Louise  (45) 

Caroline  Rogenia  (71) 
Chandler  (70) 
Charles  Alfred  (93) 
Charles  Darwin   (26) 
Charles  Edgar  (52) 
Charles  James  (73) 
Charles  Spencer  (33) 
Charles  Theron  (40) 
Chauncey  Smith  (24) 
Christena  (31) 
Christena  Isabelle  (54) 
Clara  Odell  (69) 

Eben  Gould  (48) 
Eben  Henry  (43) 
Ebenezer  Gould  (22),  (41) 
Edgar  Moorman  (85) 
Edith  (62) 
Eliza  Lurencla  (34) 
Elizabeth  S.  (60) 
Elizabeth  Georgiana  (39) 

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Elvira  Antoinette  (19) 

Epaphras  (3) 

Evelyn  Katherine  (87) 

Florence  I.  (44) 
Frances  Emily  (15) 
Francis  (25) 
Franklin  Anson  (38) 
Fred  (94) 

George  Alfred  (50) 
George  Franklin  (35) 
George  Paul  (18),  (72) 
George  Savage  (79) 
George  Sharp  (102) 
Grace  Annie  (68) 
Granville  Augustus  (97) 

Helen  Elizabeth  (74) 
Henry  Epaphras  (36) 
Henry  Walbridge  (42),  (76) 
Hettie  (98) 
Horace  Edgar  (1-01) 
Hortense  Amelia  (49) 
Hugh  Alan  (75) 

James  (1),  (4),  (29) 
James  Ephraim   (37) 
James  Franklin  (53) 
James  Griffith  (46) 
James  Henry  (28) 
James  Leroy  (81) 
John  James  (88) 
Joseph  (99) 
Julia  Mary  (84) 

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Kate  (100) 

Kate  Wilmina  (47) 

Louisa  Jane  (51) 
Louis  Robert  (83) 
Lucye  Mai  (82) 
Lurenda  Ada  (67) 
Lurenda  Gillett  (12) 

Mary  Ann  (9) 
Mary  Elizabeth  (65) 
Mary  Ellen  (56) 
Melvina  Georgiana  (21) 
Millard  Winfield  (57) 
Miriam  (6) 

Nancy  Jane  (32) 
Nannie  Brady  (89) 
Norman  (5),  (91) 

Oliver  Barton  (96) 
Oliver  Epaphras  (20) 
Oliver  Hector  (30) 

Paul  McGregor  (86) 

Rena   (92) 
Robert  Vaughn  (59) 
Roger  Gould  (78) 
Ruth  Davis  (90) 
Ryland  Anson  (77) 

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Sally  (7),  (8) 
Sarah  Mabel  (66) 
Sarah  Munsell  (16) 
Sarah  Pomeroy   (13) 
Spencer  Reuben  (64) 
Susan  Melissa  (10) 

Walter  Charles  (61) 
William  Augustus  (55) 
William  F.  (63) 


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SIR  NAMES  OF  FAMILIES  INTERMARRY- 
ING WIT  PI  WOLCOTTS. 


Alton  (44) 

Barton  (16) 

Bennett  (54) 

Brady  (51) 

Bramhall  (62) 

Brockway  (24) 

Brown  (22),  (43),  (58) 

Bulloch  (29) 

Chandler  (36) 

Chase  (37) 

Church  (11) 

Clark  (59) 

Clawson  (71) 

Dexter  (30) 

Elliott  (79) 

Everly  (32) 

Fletcher  (27) 

Follett  (17) 

Ford  (33) 

Fowler  (55) 

Frazer  (45) 

Gillett  (2) 

Gould  (4) 

Hall  (12) 

Harmon  (6) 

Henry  (31) 

Humphrey  (49) 


Jenks  (19) 
Jenkins  (34) 
Kendall  (9) 
Leveredge  (35) 
Maclntyre  (42) 
McGregor  (5) 
McMillan  (47) 
Merriam  (39) 
Moore  (18) 
Moorman  (52) 
Munsell  (1) 
Nunan  (89) 
Paul  (3) 
Pond  (56) 
Powers  (42) 
Reinwald  (28) 
Savage  (46) 
Say en  (23) 
Seudder  (10),  (14) 
Sharp  (83) 
Strother  (50) 
Townes  (32) 
Troxell  (80) 
Walbridge  (23) 
Walker  (11) 
Wheelden  (53) 
Whiting  (15) 


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